Mathematics and common sense : a case of creative tension /

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Author / Creator:Davis, Philip J., 1923-2018
Imprint:Wellesley, Mass. : A.K. Peters, c2006.
Description:xlvi, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6222321
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ISBN:1568812701 (alk. paper)
9781568812700 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.

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